Arabia, Africa & India

The severe beauty of Arabia’s desert mountains provides a breathtaking backdrop for picturesque cities created as caravanserais along the fabled Spice Route. Since Sinbad, sailors have followed the shifting monsoon winds between Arabia and the golden coasts of India, their graceful dhows loaded with sandalwood and cinnamon, pearls, pepper, frankincense and gems. From the vivid tropical beaches of Malabar and the shining marble Taj Mahal, to the deep-cut fjords of Oman, and on to the gleaming towers of Dubai, explore it all.